Tag: Hajj 2024

Nigerian Pilgrims Attempting to Smuggle ‘cocaine’ to Saudi Busted

Gbenga Adeoti

‘NDLEA gives details of an Oshodi Hotel raid in which the intending Alhajis were caught red-handed + their names   In a decisive raid on the Emerald Hotel in Oshodi, Lagos State, operatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted four individuals attempting to smuggle cocaine to Saudi Arabia. The suspects, intending pilgrims to the ongoing Hajj, were caught ingesting cocaine wraps ahead of their flight on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. READ ALSO: Woman Declared Dead Is Found Alive At Funeral Home Hajj 2024: How Lagos Male Pilgrim…

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Be Good Ambassadors of Lagos, Sanwo-Olu Bids 1,800 State Pilgrims Goodbye

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Lagos Gov takes over payment of sacrificial goats, spiritual clothing, and visits to holy sites for state pilgrims in Saudi Arabia     The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged 1,800 Hajj pilgrims from the state to be good ambassadors of Nigeria and the state. Platforms Africa reports that the governor said this at the one-day seminar for 2024 hajj intending pilgrims in Lagos held at LTV Blue roof, Agidingbi, Ikeja. READ ALSO: Six Worshippers Dead, Police Confirme Kano Mosque Bomb’s Fatalities Four Casualties As Rainstorm Destroys OAU…

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Jalal Ahmad Arabi: 11 Facts About NAHCON Chairman

ADEOLA YUSUF

Plateau, Lagos to Abuja, Platforms Africa chronicles the life journey of Gombe-born lawyer appointed by Tinubu as NAHCON boss 11 days to his 61st birthday   President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Alhaji Jalal Ahmad Arabi to serve as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for a term of four (4) years in the first instance. Platforms Africa reports that the President has also directed the outgoing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, to…

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